Ogikawa Station

Ogikawa Station 荻川駅
Ogikawa Station, East side, August 2004
Location	3 Nakano, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0805 Japan
Coordinates	37°50′01″N 139°06′41″E / 37.8335°N 139.1114°E / 37.8335; 139.1114Coordinates: 37°50′01″N 139°06′41″E / 37.8335°N 139.1114°E / 37.8335; 139.1114
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	124.9 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1926
Passengers
FY2017	1,912 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Satsukino towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Kameda towards Niigata
Location
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Ogikawa Station (荻川駅, Ogikawa-eki) is a train station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Lines[]

Ogikawa Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is located 124.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Layout[]

Ogikawa Station, West side (September 2015)

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

History[]

The station opened on 20 November 1926. The current station building was completed in December 1986. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area[]

• Ogikawa Post Office
• Ogikawa Elementary School

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1912 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ogikawa Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)